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Preventable avoidable mortality: evolution of socioeconomic inequalities in urban areas in Spain, 1996-2003.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19201247     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study describes the inequalities in preventable avoidable mortality in relation to socioeconomic levels and analyses their evolution during the period 1996-2003 in the cities of Alicante, Castellon and Valencia. Four causes of preventable avoidable mortality were analysed according to sex: malignant tumour of the trachea, bronchus and lung, cirrhosis and other chronic diseases of the liver, motor vehicle accidents and AIDS, which had caused the death of non-institutionalised residents in the three cities during the period 1996-2003. The different census tracts were grouped into three socioeconomic levels. In general, socioeconomic inequalities in preventable avoidable mortality remain constant in time, except the ones caused by AIDS in Valencia, where they increase for men. Some census tracts in the three cities where the study was carried out were found to have significantly higher preventable mortality rates, and therefore require intervention.
Authors:
Andreu Nolasco; Inmaculada Melchor; José A Pina; Pamela Pereyra-Zamora; Joaquin Moncho; Nayara Tamayo; Carmen García-Senchermes; Oscar Zurriaga; Miguel A Martínez-Beneito
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-12-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health & place     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1353-8292     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Place     Publication Date:  2009 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-24     Completed Date:  2009-07-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9510067     Medline TA:  Health Place     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  702-11     Citation Subset:  T    
Affiliation:
Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, 03080-Alicante, Spain. nolasco@ua.es
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Health Status Disparities*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality / trends*
Risk Assessment
Social Class*
Spain / epidemiology
Urban Population*
Young Adult

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